BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Matt Barkley set a USC passing record with
six TD passes -- four in the first half -- to power 21st-ranked
Southern California past Colorado 42-17 last night at Folsom Field.
The Trojans regrouped after dropping a 56-48 overtime game to
Stanford last Saturday, improving to 7-2 while the rebuilding
Buffaloes fell to 1-9.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - On Saturday, the eyes of the college
football world will be focused on Bryant-Denny Stadium in
Tusclaoosa where for the first time since 2006, there will be a
regular-season matchup between the top two ranked teams. Top-ranked
LSU visits Tuscaloosa to take on second-ranked Alabama with the
winner drawing the inside track to the BCS Championship game in
January.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Carl Edwards will start seventh as he
takes a slim eight-point lead over Tony Stewart into Sunday's
NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway, the eighth of 10 races that
comprise the Chase for the Championship. No one has won more NASCAR
Cup races at Texas than Edwards, who has three wins at the 1 1/2-mile,
high-banked track.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Women's boxing makes its debut at
the Olympics next year and the organizing body of the sport says it
is considering having the boxers wear skirts instead of shorts. The
International Amateur Boxing Association said that officials
will meet in January to discuss the dress code and draw up
recommendations.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The last of the two-day Breeders' Cup at
Churchill Downs will conclude today with the $5 million Classic.
The morning-line favorite is Uncle Mo, who was knocked out of the
Kentucky Derby because of a liver disease, with his main
competition in the 12-horse field figuring to be Have de Grace.

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